The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-22
ERRATIC SAM BRANNAN.
From the San Francisco Post.

From the San Francisco Post.
The announcement that Sam Brannan has
returned to this city from Guaymas, lsenora, and
is registered at o lodging house on Commercial
street. reyyes host of recollections concerning the
cratic career of that gentleman. Sam Brannans
career on this coast has been varied one. lie was
the first man to start newspaper in California, and
was instrumental in the finding and working of
gold in the island which is now known as Mormon
Island. Sam Brannan was the devil in that great
pluy Of "Gold Discovery" which was acted here
throughout the years 1880. Though the actors
were by no means angles, yet Sam Brannan, by
superior intelligence aud his unbounded audacity,
did for q great many months play a leading part
during that time. As an example of his audacity
Sam Brannan constituted himself the collector of
tithes for the benefit of the Mormon church, and
this 1.-THE was one-tenh of the gross product of the
gold mines. Strange to say, the Mormon miners
unhesitatingly paid to Sam this 1.-THE, in the silly
belief that 1t was duly forwarded to Salt Lake city
For many months the 1.-THE was paid without muir
muir, but one day General Sherman, who was then
stationed here, happened to pay q visit to Mormon
island, and was approached with q complaint by
certain Mormons
Lieutenant" said they, 1--WE are paying one
tenth of the gross product Of our earnings to Sam
Brannan as a 1.-THE to the Mormon church, and we
do not believe that he is sending as he promised.
We wish that you would see him about it."
Sherman was notorious lover ofjustice, and wa
ever ready to listen to complaint and If possible
rectify SO when he returned TO San Francisco he
met Sam and told him what he had heard.
"More d fools they to pay" said SAM 'and as
long as they pay 50 long will take.
sherman communicated this answer to the
sweterng Later Day Saints at Mormon Isanda and
after great many resolutions Il finally agreed
that the 1.-THE should be discontinued.
Little was heard of Sam BIannan for many years,
until he suddenly doomed up with the startling
news that he had furnished supplies to the Mexican
government during the war OF 1866 to the tune of
Sl00O000O The Mexican government, rather Justly,
repudated this claim, and gave him few thousand
dollars. Then Sam BTGnnan doomed up again as O
great colonist. and elaborated a great scheme for
furnishing Sonora with coloniss, and for the fur
therance of this plan he took uphis residence in the
town of Guaymas which is the port of the state of
Sonora.
Asa d essor Sam Brannan was not success du.
ring his stay in that town. In the hot weather-and
il can be hot in GuRymas-Sam Brannan was the re-
verse of being well Clad His favorite apparel was
an old chintz dressing gown which came little be-
low his knees, pair of carpet slippers down at heel
and out of toe, and gaudy Japanese umbrella Ar
rayed in only these articles of wearing apparel Mr.
Sam Brannan would stroll out to pay his calls
and attend to his business. 1t can be
imagined what alarm his appearance caused
among the fair senoTitas of Sonora when
he came before them in his tapping
dressing gown. One day, when a fresh sea breeze
was blowing through the little town and tanning
the few sickly orange trees in the plaza Mr. sam
Brannan appeared in all the glory Of his gaudy
dress A meeting was held by the prominent resi-
dents of the place, and deputaton waited upon
Sam requesting him to finish his toilet before he an
peNred on the plaza. Sans reply was couched in
the form OF breaking the paper umbrella over the
speakers head, and he retired to the house in high
dudceon hsmouth vomiting forth curses upon every
man woman and child in the state of Sonora of the
great Mexican republic